Der, die or das Kontinent? The correct article and plural

Der, die or das?

der Kontinent

masculine noun · continent · level A2

The plural

die Kontinente - in the plural, every German noun takes the article die.

Why der?

No guessing needed: -ant/-ent → der · 0.9%, but many -ment exceptions "Kontinent" follows the rule Nouns ending in -ant/-ent, which covers 21 words in the Genau course.

Words from the same topic (Countries & cities)

das Land
die Region
der Schweizer
die Hauptstadt
das Ausland
das Gebiet
der Kanton
das Schloss

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